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Dozens turn out for Day of Peace near Boston Marathon bombing sites

Dozens of people turn out in Copley Square for a Day of Peace in response to the Boston Marathon bombings.

Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Aug 24, 2013

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Dozens turn out for Day of Peace near Boston Marathon bombing sites

Dozens of people turn out in Copley Square for a Day of Peace in response to the Boston Marathon bombings.

Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Aug 24, 2013

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Dozens turn out for Day of Peace near Boston Marathon bombing sites

Dozens of people turn out in Copley Square for a Day of Peace in response to the Boston Marathon bombings.

Updated: 6:57 PM EDT Aug 24, 2013

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WEBVTT A GATHERING IN COPLEY SQUARE TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF THE MARATHON ATTACK AND TO HELP BOSTON HEAL. ORGANIZERS MAKING A POINT TO SHOW HOW MUCH GOOD THERE IS IN THE CITY. OUR LIAM MARTIN IS LIVE IN COPLEY SQUARE WITH THE STORY. LEHMAN. THIS IS WHERE THOSE TWO BOMBS WENT OFF. ORGANIZERS OF THE BOSTON'S DAY OF PEACE AS THEY'RE CALLING IT GATHER TO RECOGNIZE THE LOSS OF THAT DAY AND CALL TO AN END OF VIOLENCE. WHEN THE MARATHON BOMBINGS HAPPENED, I JUST REMEMBER FEELING THE SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS, LIKE WHAT CAN I DO. JOHN IS HOPING THIS BOSTON DAY OF PEACE BECOMES AN ANNUAL EVENT. JUST STEPS FROM THE SITE OF THE BOMBINGS, THE GOAL HERE IS TO PAY TRIBUTE AND GENERALLY GET PEOPLE TO START TREATING ONE ANOTHER BETTER. EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM THE YOUNG AGE, YOU KNOW, COMING UP REALLY BELIEVING THAT VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER, IT'S NOT AN ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF RESOLUTION. THE OWNERS OF STRAWBERRY HILL CANDY HERE AS WELL GIVING OUT FREE SAMPLES WITH A SIMPLE MESSAGE. I LIVE IN WATERTOWN. I WAS STUCK FOR A GOOD DAY AND A HALF THERE. I SHOULD DO THE I LOVE BOSTON LOLLYPOP THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. HOPING THAT SMALL GESTURES LIKE THIS AND A LITTLE PEACE AND SERENITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT'S A SMILE, OPENING A DOOR FOR SOMEONE, JUST A REAL SIMPLE THING IN LIFE. AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT LOCAL PEACE ORGANIZATIONS WERE HERE HANDING OUT INFORMATION. IF THEY CAN GET PERMITS,